2018 Die Casting Competition

Calling all Castings (Entries due June 18, 2018)

YOUR OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE 2018 DIE CASTING COMPETITION BEGINS HERE.
To be a winner in today’s economy, you must meet — and even exceed — expectations. In a competitive global market, customers take notice
of the best. The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) knows that competition improves the competitor. With its annual Die
Casting Competition, it recognizes, rewards and publicizes the outstanding casting designs of the year. Each entry is judged on its design,
quality, cost savings, ingenuity, innovation and industry-changing potential.

Winners will be featured in national industry magazines including Die Casting Engineer and will also be displayed at the 2018 Die
Casting Congress & Exposition in Indianapolis, IN in October. Entering and winning is one of the best ways to gain visibility with
leading decision-makers. How can you afford not to compete?

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
Any number of castings may be entered. Send a separate entry form for each casting or assembly of castings. As-cast part samples are
REQUIRED with each entry form. The metal surface cannot be improved or concealed by tumbling, shot blasting, coating or other surface
treatments. NADCA encourages sending secondary processed samples, but only in addition to the as-cast parts.

All castings submitted for the competition MUST have approval in writing from the customer stating their permission to enter their
die cast part in the competition. Entrants may request that certain information, such as customer names, be withheld from public use in
exhibitions, magazine articles and other publications.

Judging is conducted by an independent panel of experts from the die casting industry, with no ties to eligible companies. The four equally
weighed criteria are ingenuity of casting/product design, overall quality, cost savings and market-expanding potential.

Thank you for submitting your entry form. Please remember to send in your As-cast Part Sample (Gates and Overflows Trimmed)* Castings cannot be returned and become the property of NADCA to be used for publication and promotional purposes, STEP/OBJ file of casting and End Market Image (high resolution, will be used in the printed article featured in Die Casting Engineer Magazine). You will be contacted with a personal dropbox folder to submit the rest of your digital documents.